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Student Practice Book Reading, Grade 5 for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness


Teacher Guide

Lori Mammen Editorial Director

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Table of Contents What’s Inside the Student Practice Book?

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Descriptions of STAAR MASTER™ Complexity Levels

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How to Use This Book

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Other Suggestions for Instruction

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Instructional Strategies

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Graphic Organizers

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Master Skills List

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Answer Key

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References

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What’s Inside the Student Practice Book? The STAAR MASTER™ Student Practice Book provides practice and review material for the Grade 5 Reading portion of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™). • The reading passages reflect the kinds of passages students might encounter on the actual STAAR. These include the following types of selections: fictional literary texts (stories, poems, and dramas), nonfiction literary texts (biographies and autobiographies), informational texts (expository, persuasive, and procedural passages), and media literacy texts (newspapers, advertisements, blogs, and Web pages). • The reading passages cover a broad range of topics and ideas of interest to fifth-grade students.

Media literacy texts include text from various forms of media, such as newspapers, advertisements, blogs, and Web pages. These selections present information through words, images, and graphics and relate information for specific audiences and purposes. All elements of a text work together to communicate a message. Practice-Item Skills Tags Each practice item is labeled with a “skills tag” (see Figure 1, below) for easy identification of the TEKSbased standard and expectation addressed in the question. The tag also notes the complexity level of the item. (For more information about complexity levels, refer to Box 1, “Descriptions of STAAR MASTER™ Complexity Levels,” page 5).

• Several readability formulas were used to ensure that the texts are appropriate for fifth grade.

• Several questions throughout the book address the same standard/expectation, providing repeated practice for students in a variety of contexts. The following types of selections appear in the STAAR MASTER Student Practice Book. Fictional literary texts include stories, poems, and dramas. These selections present an obvious progression of ideas. For example, a story would have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Nonfiction literary texts include biographies and autobiographies. These selections relate true events from individuals’ lives and present a specific point of view. Informational texts include expository, persuasive, and procedural passages. Expository selections give information about topics in science, social studies, art, or other curricular areas. Persuasive selections present an argument from a specific viewpoint or position. Procedural selections give multi-step or detailed directions.


• Each question is labeled for easy identification of the TEKS-based standard and expectation addressed in the question.

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